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Saturday, May 11, 2013

Aerial demonstration approved for graduation events - U.S. Air Force Academy | Scheduled teams include a group of privately-owned T-33 aircraft, the Texas Flying Legends, the Mile High Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, the Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation, and the National Museum of WWII Aviation based in Colorado Springs ...

Snowbirds back in the sky - Moose Jaw Times-Herald | Hundreds of family, friends and military personnel lined the runway at 15 Wing Moose Jaw, Thursday afternoon, as the Canadian Forces Snowbirds took to the air to kick off the Snowbird's 2013 show season. After six months of preparation, hard work and ...

Sporty's annual Fly-in set for May 18 - The Clermont Sun | Sporty's Pilot Shop, the largest pilot shop in the world, is hosting their annual Fly-In on Saturday May 18. This event has been going on for about ten years and attracts over 1,000 attendants each year. Last year, over 200 pilots and their passengers ...

Air show to honour Korean War vets By DON RICE, The StarPhoenix | For the third year in a row planes, not cars, will be the object of attention at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway. The Canada Remembers Our Heroes Air Show is back for another soar past ACMS on July 6 and 7. Organizing body of the event, 602 Lynx Wing Association, who saved the air show from cancellation last year, attracted around 11,000 people for their first event at ACMS in August 2012...

Corsicana AirSho salutes military war birds - Corsicana Daily Sun | Paul Fiala's Aerobatic act, Falcon Flight and the Texas V-Tails Formation Flight teams, and the Trojan Phlyers Flight Demonstration Team are scheduled to perform. The Coyote Squadron is selling rides in its PT-19 for $150 and several other war birds ...

EAA Annual Member Meeting Moves To Wednesday At AirVenture from Aero-News Network | Pelton Says More Members Should Be Able To Attend Mid-Week Meeting To allow more EAA members to attend their annual membership meeting at AirVenture, which is also the organizations annual convention, EAA's annual meeting has been moved to Wednesday, July 31, at 8:30 a.m. at Theater in the Woods. The annual meeting had traditionally been held on Saturday morning at the fly-in.

Fly-in celebrates 40 years of training - McPherson Sentinel | Kollett moved from Oklahoma to McPherson at age 19, graduating from McPherson High School in 1957 and from Central Christian College in 1960. Kollett said he took lessons from the McPherson Airport, before CCC even had its own aviation program.

Impressive air display over Warwick - Leamington Observer | In response the school was offered a 15-minute aerial display from RAFA's Blades display team, a group of full-time civilian aerobatic display made up entirely of former RAF Red Arrows pilots, renowned worldwide for flying close formation aerobatics....

Folkestone Airshow cancelled from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | The organisers of the Folkestone Airshow have released the following on Facebook...

Take a peek inside the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit! by CAF Red Tail Squadron | Did you know that RISE ABOVE was created by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Adam White of Hemlock Films who specializes in aviation cinema? This is the third time White has made a documentary featuring the story of the Tuskegee Airmen. He said in an interview, “It’s been my privilege to meet and work with many of the Tuskegee Airmen while making Red Tail Reborn, Flight of the Red Tail, and now RISE ABOVE. I’m pleased to be part of the team that is ensuring that the dedication and accomplishments of the Tuskegee Airmen will not be forgotten.” Additionally, The Restorers, a documentary about the restoration of vintage war planes, is also White’s creation, for which he earned his Emmy in 2005. An interesting side note, White is a licensed pilot himself....

Hawthorne Global Hosts The Commemorative Air Force and Its WWII B-17 Bomber - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | Hawthorne Global Aviation Services, an FBO tradition since 1932 and the preferred FBO at the Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, will host the Texas Raiders, an authentically restored WWII B-17 Bomber owned and operated by the Commemorative Air Force, ...

Indiana State University Flight Academy taking off - Indiana State University | ... is currently being developed. The Diamond DA40, which Indiana State graduate Kay Brown and professor Melanie Abel flew in the Air Race Classic in 2011, features a modern cockpit and technology that makes it a preferred choice to train aspiring pilots.

HSC-2 Pilot Receives USO Woman of the Year Military Leadership Award - Navy.mil | A helicopter instructor pilot from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 2 was selected as the Navy's Woman of the Year honoree for the USO of Metropolitan New York, May 2. Lt. Janis Harrington was one of five female service members - one from each branch of the armed forces - who received the award in commemoration of their dedication, achievements, and service to the country....

Local aviator to follow explorers' route - South Coast Register | Ray Vincent from Coolangatta will fly his Piper Challenger among a group of aviators, including the RAAF aerobatic team, the Roulettes, as part of the historic Blue Mountains Bicentenary Flyover on May 25. The flyover will follow the path trodden by ...

Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

Maverick 'Flying Car' Crashes In Canada from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Two men suffered minor injuries Friday when the Maverick "flying car" they were in crashed in an elementary schoolyard in Vernon, British Columbia Canada. Children had just started classes for the day and no one on the ground was hurt. Ray Sebring, the pilot, and passenger Ed Haaskyk were on a demonstration flight of the aircraft...

Podcast: Pilots Get Social from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | The $100 hamburger can be a pleasant quest for pilots, but there's nothing like planning a flight to a specific event to get the prop turning. That's the theory behind Social Flight, an app that lists more than 3,500 flying-related events all over the U.S. with customized features that let pilots know where they can fly -- but, more importantly, why they should. AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with Social Flight's Jeff Simon.

Aviation workshop offered to high schoolers at expo - Weakley County Press | There will be a business expo set up on the grounds as well as airplane displays, a petting zoo, activities for youngsters and food vendors. The airport has scheduled fly-in displays as well as aerobatic demonstrations during the afternoon as part of ...

Mini rover rolls into museum - The Daily Standard | Curio, a 1/4 scale fully-functional model of the Mars rover Curiosity, debuted Thursday afternoon at the Armstrong Air & Space Museum in Wapakoneta. The six-wheel drive, remote-controlled model was a year-long effort by engineering students at Ohio ...

NASA Wins Prestigious Aerospace Industry Awards from Aero-News Network | Collier Trophy To Goes To Mars Science Laboratory Team For Curiosity Two prominent aerospace industry organizations are recognizing the contributions of NASA, especially the achievements of the team that landed NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars in August, with coveted awards. The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) presented its Robert J. Collier Trophy to the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Team of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA, at an event in Arlington, VA, Thursday night. At an event in Washington on Wednesday, the team received the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation Award.